Affinity Investment Services LLC has been ordered by a Finra arbitration panel to pay $925,000 to a former broker who alleged she was fired after complaining about wrongdoing at the firm.
Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim is the first man from a developing nation to become the world's richest person — a shift that underlines the loosening of America and Europe's stranglehold on the top spots in the billionaires' club.
On the heels of the nation's economic meltdown two years ago, the White House is determined to promote financial literacy among Americans.
In the rush of year-end activity, it's important not to forget your IRA-related to-do list. The following are some of the most overlooked year-end items.
The former CEO of Raleigh-based software firm Red Hat Inc. is suing his family's financial advisers, saying they misused $60 million.
LPL Investment Holdings Inc., the brokerage and investment advisory firm owned by private equity firms TPG Capital and Hellman & Friedman LLC, raised $470 million in its initial public offering.
Some of LPL Investment Holdings Inc.'s most noted and longest-affiliated advisers will see a windfall once the company goes public and shares begin to trade.
Retirement funds have recouped losses from 2008 market crash; 2010 funds up 5% from 2007
Survey reveals deep mistrust of equity markets; a third of respondents fully in cash
Ron Carson, LPL Financial Corp.'s most prominent financial adviser, seeks to create a national wealth management franchise, joining the fray with other noted investment advisers desiring a national footprint.
The plaintiffs, H. Cristina Chen-Oster, a former vice president, Lisa Parisi, a former managing director, and Shanna Orlich, a former associate, seek class-action status to represent all female Goldman employees with those job titles.
Advisers who were impacted when the Massachusetts Securities Division sent out their confidential info to an industry media outlet are now voicing their furor.
LPL Financial yet again has fallen prey to a technology blunder that placed private client information at risk.
A lawsuit over the theft of contact information for more than 6 million TD Ameritrade customers has been ordered into mediation, so the search for a satisfactory settlement will continue.
Compensation for brokers and firm executives would be subject to claw-backs if deemed excessive
The Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to issue new rules regarding broker pay by April, according to a memo obtained by InvestmentNews.
